GREEN BAY, Wis. — When training camp opened, an argument could have been made that Johnny Jolly was no better than ninth on the Green Bay Packers' defensive-line depth chart.
It would not have been a stretch to say he entered training camp ahead of only one player at his position, 26-year-old undrafted rookie Gilbert Pena (who was among the first players the Packers cut).
Jolly, 30, had been out of football for three years, banished by commissioner Roger Goodell for violating the NFL's substance-abuse policy, and served jail time after being arrested multiple times for possession of codeine.
Rob Demovsky  wrote: